The Story of Man
Subtitle: an introduction to 150,000 years of human history
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: September 28, 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780786720859
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Civilization; World - General; History / Civilization; History; History - General History; History: World
Notes: Subtitle from jacket.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: African origins; title: The peopling of the earth; title: Putting down roots; title: The world in 4000 BC; title: The invention of the state; title: Empires of bronze; title: The world in 1000 BC; title: The world of the Greeks; title: The rise and fall of Rome; title: The birth of India; title: The making of China; title: The world in 500; title: The triumph of Islam; title: Europe after Rome; title: The world in 1095; title: Riding the roller coaster : the European experience; title: The scourge of Asia; title: Riding the roller coaster : the Asian experience; title: The world in 1455; title: The bridging of the Atlantic; title: The remaking of North America; title: Wealth real and imaginary; title: Europe's discovery of art and science; title: Empires of East and South Asia; title: The world in 1763; title: The Age of Revolution; title: Napoleon and after; title: A new way of working; title: The coming of the machine; title: Iron horses and iron ships; title: The changing balance of power; title: A message of hope; title: The pursuit of Empire; title: A world transformed; title: The world in 1913; title: Global war : act one; title: An unquiet interlude; title: Global war : act two; title: Making the post-war world; title: Peace and prosperity : for some; title: Miracles and magic wands; title: An empire overturned; title: A new China; title: America walks tall; title: The world today; title: A backward look; title: Timeline of world history; title: Further reading